39-71-2339. Cancellation of coverage -- twenty days' notice required. The state fund may cancel an employer's coverage under this part for failure to report payroll or pay the premiums due or for another cause provided in the insurance policy. Cancellation may take effect only by written notice to the named insured at least 20 days prior to the date of cancellation or, in cases of nonreporting of payroll or nonpayment of a premium, by failure of the employer to submit payroll reports or pay a premium within 20 days after the due date. The state fund shall notify the department of the names and effective dates of all policies canceled. However, the policy terminates on the effective date of a replacement or succeeding insurance policy issued to the insured. This section does not prevent the state fund from canceling an insurance policy before a replacement policy is issued to the insured. After the cancellation date, the employer has the same status as an employer who is not enrolled under the Workers' Compensation Act unless a replacement or succeeding insurance policy has been issued.

     History: En. Sec. 40, Ch. 96, L. 1915; re-en. Sec. 3002, R.C.M. 1921; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 201, L. 1935; re-en. Sec. 3002, R.C.M. 1935; amd. Sec. 10, Ch. 235, L. 1947; amd. Sec. 7, Ch. 123, L. 1957; amd. Sec. 181, Ch. 147, L. 1963; amd. Sec. 75, Ch. 23, L. 1975; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 225, L. 1975; R.C.M. 1947, 92-1114(part); amd. Sec. 30, Ch. 613, L. 1989; Sec. , MCA 1987; redes. by Code Commissioner, 1989; amd. Sec. 7, Ch. 323, L. 1991; amd. Sec. 4, Ch. 305, L. 1995.